12 Surprising Size Comparisons (That Show Us We Have No Idea How Big Anything Is)
Maps can be very deceptive.
You think you understand the relative size of the things …. and then you learn a traffic light is over four feet tall. Our eyes, simplified infographics, maps, and distance have a way of tricking us into misunderstanding the world around us. Here are 12 things that made us reconsider our judgment of size.
The Solar System
Source: Slate
Source: BuzzFeed News
Source: NPR
Atoms
Source: CUNY
Fleas
Source: New York Times
Egg Cells
Source: CBS News
Source: Perot Museum
Source: Wired
Source: National Geographic
Source: Gizmodo
Australia
Source: Australian Government and NASA
